Material Memory

by Vincent, Kevin

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Through the physical act of combining of wood and rope to make assemblages, I explore questions surrounding memory, historical trauma, growth, perseverance, and integration. I examine memories from my childhood to understand how my initial relationship to wood and rope, as materials, has warped over time as I learned about slavery and how these same materials were historically used to harm or instill fear. The assemblages use this historical trauma as a contact point for the two materials, addr…

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Through the physical act of combining of wood and rope to make assemblages, I explore questions surrounding memory, historical trauma, growth, perseverance, and integration. I examine memories from my childhood to understand how my initial relationship to wood and rope, as materials, has warped over time as I learned about slavery and how these same materials were historically used to harm or instill fear. The assemblages use this historical trauma as a contact point for the two materials, addressing the violence and fear many people of color feel on a daily basis, but also showing the possibility of growth and creating a new relationship between myself and these charged materials, that is more like that of when I was a child.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020

Thesis Information

  • Degree:M.F.A.
  • University:University of California, San Diego
  • Advisor/Supervisor:Gallaccio, Anya
  • Pages:31

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020

Edition Identifiers

  • proquest:2456395608

Subjects

Assemblage fastening Childhood memories eng Fine Arts Growth Historical Trauma Instilling fear integration Material memory PDF People of Color Slavery

Writers

Vincent, Kevin Gallaccio, Anya

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